Ever since the tragedy at Columbine High School, the new focus on school design is safety, safety, safety.
"The simplest and most cost-effective approach -- and the one most local schools choose -- is to limit access to the building, he said. And the most modern way to do that is through a controlled access system, like the ones that have been 'in police stations and high-security places for years now,' Marinace said.A secured access system uses a single entrance with an open front door and a locked interior door. Visitors enter the vestibule and use a telephone to speak to someone in the office who is behind a security window. If the staff member approves the visitor's presence, a button releases the lock on the interior door. (Staff members sometimes wear identification cards to speed up their entry.)"
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